On The Block

September 1, 1986|By Susan G. Strother

TAMPA — Gould Inc. announced at its corporate headquarters in Chicago that it would sell the company's defense systems business, including the recently established Tampa facility that employs 140 people. Robert A. Waldrop, general manager of the Tampa shop that designs and builds flight simulators, would not comment on the announcement. In 1985, Gould's defense systems business, employing about 5,000 people, had reported revenue of $400.3 million and pretax earnings of $37.3 million.